Hanson, West St. Mary open district;
Franklin travels to face Morgan City

Thu, 2011-10-06 11:15

Hanson Memorial and West St. Mary enter action in their respective districts while the Franklin Hornets step out of district to renew an old parish rivalry as the high school football season enters Week 6.

The Hanson Memorial Tigers _ fresh off a 24-19 triumph over Basile High School _ will enter District 7-A action Friday on the road at Vermilion Catholic. Hanson is currently 4-1 on the seaosn while Vermilion Catholic is 5-0.

West St. Mary (4-1) opens District 6-2A action at home against the Loreauville Tigers (4-1). The Wolfpack dropped its first game of the season last week by a narrow 21-19 margin to the Walker Panthers a 5-A school.

The Franklin Hornets (2-3) will travel to take on the Morgan City Tigers, a 21-20 winner over Pearl River last week.

HMS AT VERMILION CATHOLIC

The Hanson Memorial Tigers take their 4-1 overall record into the District 7-A opener at Vermilion Catholic on Friday at 7 p.m.

Hanson knocked off Basile last week 24-19 when Collin Broussard raced 64 yards for a touchdown with 3:07 remaining in the game.

Hanson was led by touchdown runs of 4 and 5 yards respectively from Beau Ancona and a 3-yard score from Kole Fluke.